The Supreme Court of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgia</a> on Monday reinstated the state’s “LIFE Act,” which protects unborn babies when they develop a heartbeat at around six weeks into the pregnancy.
The court <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25194463/supreme-court-stay-order.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted</a> the state’s request that the pro-life protections be kept in place while an appeal is heard on a Fulton County judge’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-strikes-down-georgias-six-week-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> to strike down the law as “arbitrary.” Six judges on the court agreed with the state while one offered a partial concurrence and the remaining two did not participate. 
The court’s ruling was praised by pro-life advocates but decried by pro-abortion groups. The law will be reinstated at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. 
“Thank you [Governor Brian Kemp] and [Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr] for your continued and unwavering dedication to protecting the youngest Georgians under the LIFE Act,” pro-life group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America <a href="https://x.com/sbaprolife/status/1843361528621510778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X. 
Planned Parenthood called the Supreme Court’s decision “devastating.”
“Georgia’s Supreme Court reinstated a six-week abortion ban — putting the ban into effect just one week after a lower court found it unconstitutional,” the abortion giant posted. “Georgians deserve better. Every person should be able to get the care they need.” 
The law now being reinstated protects unborn babies at <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/prenatal-care/art-20045302#:~:text=Week%206%3A%20The%20neural%20tube%20closes&amp;text=The%20baby's%20brain%20and%20spinal,that%20will%20soon%20become%20arms." target="_blank" rel="noopener">six weeks</a> into development, when major development begins with their heart, brain, spinal cord, and arms. 
Last week, Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney struck down the LIFE Act, which was signed back in 2018 by Kemp. 
“When a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability, when society can assume care and responsibility for that separate life, then — and only then — may society intervene,” McBurney wrote in his decision. 
He asserted that “liberty” in Georgia included “the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”
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McBurney struck down the protections after a series of misleading stories were widely publicized that blamed the deaths of two women on Georgia’s LIFE Act. 
In one case, a woman died in 2022 from complications with the abortion pill because she developed an infection after taking a pill to end the lives of twins she was carrying and the babies&#8217; remains stayed in her uterus. Unlike what was widely suggested, the LIFE Act would not have prevented doctors from removing the remains of the babies as they were already deceased. 
Georgia is set to be one of the battleground states that could decide the 2024 election and Democrats have focused much of their campaign efforts on pushing for a national guarantee to an abortion.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-aldean">Jason Aldean</a> stepped up to make a huge donation to help the victims of Hurricane Helene after it devastated the southeastern states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
On Friday night, the 47-year-old country singer and Georgia native closed out his 2024 Highway Desperado Tour in Macon, GA, when he presented a check for $500,000 to Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) to help the recovery efforts for those affected by the hurricane, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/jason-aldean-donation-hurricane-helene-donald-trump-gofundme/">Taste of Country</a> reported.
Aldean also presented a check for more than $6.9 million for Samaritan’s Purse from the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-hurricane-helene-victims-with-president-trump">GoFundMe</a> launched by former President Donald Trump to help with hurricane relief donations. 
Trump even popped up on the screen behind Aldean at the concert with a video message for the crowd, who went wild watching the <a href="https://x.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1842913826951573731">video</a>.
&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna make America great again. You&#8217;re all gonna be very happy,&#8221; Trump said. 
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Jason Aldean Donates $500,000 To Hurricane Helene Relief, Presents Check For Over $6.5 Million Raised By Donald Trump&#8217;s Go Fund Me<a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jason_Aldean</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/burtjonesforga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@burtjonesforga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHelene?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HurricaneHelene</a> <a href="https://t.co/x1GF7q6H5o">https://t.co/x1GF7q6H5o</a><a href="https://t.co/x1GF7q6H5o">https://t.co/x1GF7q6H5o</a>
— Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiskeyRiff/status/1843120398998860211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
Superstar Dolly Parton announced at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLV6GETecI&amp;t=1153s">press conference</a> on Friday and said — just as during the 2016 wildfires when she and others stepped up — this is another time to do the same, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/these-are-my-people-dolly-parton-announces-massive-donation-to-help-hurricane-victims">reported</a>.
“We all have seen the devastation,” Parton said. “I mean, who knew in our little part of the country here, where I was born, raised just right down the road, that we would have this kind of devastation?”
“And I look around, and I think these are my mountains, these are my valleys,” she added. “These are my rivers flowing like a stream. These are my people, these mountain-colored rainbows. These are my people. And this is my home.”
“Today, I wanted to announce that from myself personally, just from my own bank account, I’m donating $1 million dollars today. But also with my Dollywood companies and all the people I’m involved with … [Dollywood Foundation, etc] and we’ve added another $1 million to that,” the country singer continued, saying it’s going to take a lot of money and a long time.
Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/morgan-wallen-makes-huge-donation-to-help-victims-of-hurricane-helene">Morgan Wallen</a> also donated to the hurricane victims and wrote that his “family in East Tennessee are safe but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states.”
“It is going to take a monumental effort and I am in contact with my team and others working on ways I can help,” he added.
Red Cross’ National President for Humanitarian Services, Trevor Riggin, later shared a thank you to Wallen for his $500,000 donation — made through his Morgan Wallen Foundation — &#8220;to impact help on the ground now in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene, including his beloved East Tennessee.&#8221;
The death toll continued to rise over the weekend, with the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-death-toll-asheville-north-carolina-34d1226bb31f79dfb2ff6827e40587fc">Associated Press</a> reporting on Sunday that the confirmed death toll across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia had climbed to 227. Hundreds of thousands remained without power a week later, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/04/hurricane-helene-death-toll-aftermath-live-updates/75509868007/">USA Today</a> noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-not-government-its-us-chris-pratt-issues-plea-for-hurricane-victims-following-donation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘It’s Not Government, It’s Us’: Chris Pratt Issues Plea For Hurricane Victims Following Donation</a>

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Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dolly-parton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dolly Parton</a> announced a massive donation to help the victims of Hurricane Helene following the devastation to the southeastern states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
Speaking at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLV6GETecI&amp;t=1153s">press conference</a> held at a Walmart in Newport, Tennessee, the 78-year-old country singer said &#8212; just as during the 2016 wildfires when she and others stepped up &#8212; this is another time to do the same.
“We all have seen the devastation,” Parton said. &#8220;I mean, who knew in our little part of the country here, where I was born, raised just right down the road, that we would have this kind of devastation?”
“And I look around, and I think these are my mountains, these are my valleys,” she added. “These are my rivers flowing like a stream. These are my people, these mountain-colored rainbows. These are my people. And this is my home.&#8221;
“Today, I wanted to announce that from myself personally, just from my own bank account, I&#8217;m donating $1 million dollars today. But also with my Dollywood companies and all the people I’m involved with … [Dollywood Foundation, etc] and we’ve added another $1 million to that,” the country singer continued, saying it’s going to take a lot of money and a long time.
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During a Q&amp;A with local reporters, Parton said watching people suffer is “personal because I have a lot of my own relatives that live here. When we heard about this, it was devastating, not just because it was my family, but all these people feel like my people. We all feel related, and we are in some sort of way.”
“It just devastated me just to know that we had to suffer like that. You don’t want to see anybody suffering, especially me, so anything that we can do to help,” she added. “I was heartbroken like everybody else, just amazed and devastated by it.”
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&#8220;I know it&#8217;s easy for us to say, &#8216;Oh, things are going to get better&#8217; when things are still really bad,&#8221; the country singer continued. &#8220;All we can say is that we are with you. We love you. We hope that things get better real soon, and we&#8217;re going to do our part to try to make that possible. We love you, and we appreciate you. And we thank you. And I think that with God&#8217;s help and all the help of all these good people, we&#8217;ll make it. We’ll be better than ever, one of these days.”
At least <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hurricane-helene-death-toll-approaches-180-as-hundreds-still-missing">180 people</a> across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia have already been confirmed dead in the wake of the hurricane, with the death toll expected to rise. Millions were left without power, internet access, and cell phone service.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-not-government-its-us-chris-pratt-issues-plea-for-hurricane-victims-following-donation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘It’s Not Government, It’s Us’: Chris Pratt Issues Plea For Hurricane Victims Following Donation</a>

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I have lived through the fury of tropical storms in the Washington, D.C. area and horrifying snowstorms in Utah. Waking up the morning after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-helene" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Helene</a> hit the Augusta, Georgia area, I stepped outside and saw what looked like scenes from a disaster movie — except this was real life.
Fences had been ripped apart and power lines and trees were down. Then I received messages from friends saying trees had fallen on or into their homes, there was flooding everywhere, and some of them said they found dead bodies. I immediately knew this was not your average storm.
As policy analyst and reporter, I noticed the limited national media coverage of the hurricane and the abysmal response from the federal government upon self-evacuating the area. Now, it’s troubling to see how quickly the media are shifting focus away from the Hurricane Helene crisis after the vice presidential debate.
At first, I was wondering if my perception of the storm&#8217;s severity was influenced by the impact it had on my community. I even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-jabs-at-bidens-poor-response-to-hurricane-helene-i-think-hes-sleeping-right-now-actually">asked myself</a>: Where is President Joe Biden and where is the media?
However, my friends and colleagues who also work in national media even started to notice it was being downplayed and wondered why it was not receiving Hurricane Katrina-level coverage. From the moment you turned on your television to the moment you turned it off, coverage of Hurricane Katrina dominated the news. Even when you looked at news online, it was all about the storm and almost nothing else.
Even <a href="https://x.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1840462141473931424" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christina Pushaw</a>, communications specialist for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, said that “national media coverage of Helene has been less than I would expect for such a massive disaster.”
At least the recent floods in North Carolina have brought widespread media attention to Asheville and Buncombe County, particularly due to the record-breaking rainfall and the tragic loss of lives.
However, it’s not enough.
Heightened media coverage can significantly raise awareness among the public, potentially resulting in an influx of volunteers and a more robust response from the federal government.
Right now, very few national media outlets have been talking about the gas crisis with people <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/gas-fuel-shortage-helene-upstate-sc-long-lines/article_538e3422-7dc7-11ef-a941-73e1ef7efbe9.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">waiting</a> hours to get gas, traveling long distances, and even gas shortages. I know many people have traveled to Columbia, South Carolina or small towns in between Augusta and Atlanta to find gas. Some have said they have even had to bring back gas for others who could not get out of town.
What about <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/09/30/power-outage-maps-south-carolina-north-carolina-georgia-helene/75449582007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">power outages</a> and <a href="https://www.wunc.org/news/2024-09-30/deadly-helene-western-nc-water-shortages-tips-boiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">water being shut down</a> during a hot and humid September and October? Why have there been so few mentions of this from the national media? It is impacting almost everyone that was in the path of the storm. On a more positive note, Gov. Ron DeSantis has <a href="https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1840559846812274993" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quickly</a> restored power to nearly 2.3 million homes, with approximately 111,000 remaining, but that also has not garnered much attention.
The national media also seem to be overlooking the other states aside from Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas that were impacted including <a href="https://www.knoxnews.com/story/weather/2024/09/30/hurricane-helene-deadly-east-tennessee-floods-what-to-know-schools-roads/75447229007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> and <a href="https://virginiamercury.com/2024/09/30/hurricane-helene-deaths-in-virginia-up-to-2-future-rain-prompts-more-concern/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a>. Not many realize that people have been looting stores, including in <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/us-news/eight-migrants-accused-of-looting-in-flood-ravaged-tennessee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> and <a href="https://theaugustapress.com/looters-hit-at-least-two-augusta-stores-charges-expected/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgia</a>.
In addition to very little coverage from the national media, the federal government must still play a role in the hurricane response. Ensuring the protection of citizens remains a paramount responsibility, demanding proactive measures from the federal government.
Unfortunately, there is a difficult approval process that <a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/how-declared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requires</a> local emergency managers and public officials to “show that the disaster is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and the affected local governments.”
For example, at the start of 2022, four major disasters were <a href="https://southerlymag.org/2022/02/18/heres-how-disaster-declarations-work-and-why-aid-takes-so-long/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a>, including tornadoes and flooding, but most of them had happened in 2021. Despite immediate aid being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following emergency declarations from the White House, it took almost a month before a &#8220;major disaster&#8221; requiring long-term aid was officially declared.
Adding my region’s counties on the <a href="https://www.disasterassistance.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA Disaster Assistance</a> website took <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/G4JDAz9XrMQ4dtBq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four days</a> after the storm, despite its immediate impact, which has already led to at least <a href="https://www.wrdw.com/video/2024/09/30/csras-death-toll-helene-climbs-21-including-5-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">21 deaths</a> and counting. The lengthy approval process for our region&#8217;s &#8220;worst natural disaster&#8221; and other areas was unnecessary and should have been expedited.
The abysmal national media coverage of Hurricane Helene and response from the federal government has left many communities feeling neglected. It is essential that the national media prioritize comprehensive coverage of catastrophic events like Hurricane Helene, raising public awareness and galvanizing support.
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Frances Floresca is a policy analyst and reporter living in Augusta, Georgia. Her work has been featured in the Washington Examiner, the Daily Signal, and Real Clear Education. Frances has also appeared on Fox News Radio, One America News Network, and Amanda Head’s “Furthermore&#8221; Podcast. She is also a pageant queen, but most importantly a mother to a toddler and wife to a soldier in the United States Army.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The death toll from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-helene" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Helene</a> has risen to at least 180 people across the southeast U.S. as emergency workers continue to conduct search and rescue operations for hundreds of missing people. 
Deaths from Helene have been <a href="https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-02-24/index.html?t=1727875795795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> across six states, including Florida (17), Georgia (25), South Carolina (36), Virginia (2), Tennessee (9), and North Carolina (91). Surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Helene is one of the <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/helene-north-carolina-florida-southeast-recovery-dead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadliest</a> hurricanes to hit the mainland United States in the last 55 years, according to Fox Weather. 
Additionally, the death toll is expected to increase as hundreds have been reported missing, with roads and communications being destroyed in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The latest update from North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s office <a href="https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2024/10/01/rescue-relief-and-recovery-operations-continue-western-north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that search and rescue teams from 16 states have rescued 440 people and evacuated 4,700 others, with the North Carolina National Guard rescuing another 400.
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&#8220;Our emergency responders are continuing to rescue people and rush aid to the mountains,&#8221; Cooper said. &#8220;The challenges are immense, but our joint response effort has and will continue to be massive.&#8221; 
In North Carolina, large portions of Asheville, Chimney Rock, Swannanoa, and Biltmore Village were wiped out by flooding after the area was rocked by torrential rain. President Joe Biden is expected to make a stop in Asheville on Wednesday as part of a tour of storm-ravaged areas. 
“God willing they&#8217;re alive, but there&#8217;s no way to contact them,&#8221; Biden said on Monday of those still missing. 
Duke Energy, which provides power in the region, <a href="https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/power-restored-to-1-35-million-customers-in-carolinas-workers-continue-efforts-to-access-damage-and-repair-and-rebuild-grid-in-s-c-upstate-and-n-c-mountains">said</a> on Monday that “major portions of the power grid” were “simply wiped away.” The company said it expects there will have to be a complete rebuild of energy infrastructure due to the storm. 
As of Wednesday morning, more than a million residences and businesses in the storm-impacted regions were still out of power. According to <a href="https://poweroutage.us/">PowerOutage</a>, there are 341,091 customers out of power in North Carolina, 493,006 in South Carolina, and 365,541 in Georgia. 
Officials expect that repairing the region will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and will take months to repair damaged infrastructure. 
&#8220;In most neighborhoods, the whole infrastructure has been destroyed. Poles have been knocked over. Lines are all down, so they’re going to have to rebuild the whole system. This is not going to be a quick fix,&#8221; Patrick Fitzsimmons, the mayor of Weaverville, North Carolina, told CNN on Wednesday. 
Roads throughout the southeast have been destroyed, including a portion of Interstate 40 connecting Tennessee and North Carolina. The Tennessee Department of Transportation <a href="https://www.tn.gov/tdot/news/2024/10/1/tdot-storm-damage-update.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it expects some routes in eastern Tennessee to require a &#8220;total rebuild&#8221; and some routes to be closed for the immediate future. North Carolina officials reported that there were around 400 roads closed in the state.
There are a <a href="https://www.vpm.org/news/2024-10-01/hurricane-helene-donations-relief-western-north-carolina-blue-ridge-public-radio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">variety of organizations</a> providing relief to victims of the hurricane&#8217;s destruction including ministries like <a href="https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/pray-for-those-in-helenes-path/?utm_source=Ggl&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=m_YGND-B24V&amp;utm_content=HurricaneHelene&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD2XO8dfI-fIJgeQmVfQ4iwr1_w0p&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcCrnImjJQgMaTra_gaqh_n52tQqWNeePu11lgvq6_oeO37Ld1gQ9OkaAoIHEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samaritan&#8217;s Purse</a> while other aid is being organized by local political officials. Conservative activist Robby Starbuck is <a href="https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1840821376833503535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working</a> with Tennessee state Reps. Jason Zachary and Jeremy Faison to collect water, toilet paper, non-perishable foods, and other supplies to help those hit in East Tennessee.

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A Georgia judge struck down the state&#8217;s six week abortion ban on Monday.
The Fulton County superior court judge called the six week ban &#8220;arbitrary&#8221; and ruled that &#8220;liberty&#8221; in Georgia includes &#8220;the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.&#8221;
&#8220;That power is not, however, unlimited,&#8221; Judge Robert McBurney <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25178645-final-order_5cce1275?responsive=1&amp;title=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his ruling. &#8220;When a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability, when society can assume care and responsibility for that separate life, then — and only then — may society intervene.&#8221;
With the ban struck down, abortions are now legal up to viability, usually considered around 22 weeks of pregnancy, although younger babies have <a href="https://www.uab.edu/news/health/item/12427-uab-hospital-delivers-record-breaking-premature-baby" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survived</a> outside the womb. Under the ban, abortions had been illegal in Georgia after cardiac activity was detected, usually around six weeks.
This is the second time Georgia&#8217;s six week abortion ban has been struck down. The first time was in November, 2022 shortly after the law took effect the previous July. The law had been blocked since 2019.
The state filed an appeal to Georgia&#8217;s Supreme Court, which sent the case back to Fulton County.
Georgia saw about half the number of abortions each month under the ban as it did before the law took effect, <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2023/04/19/the-effectiveness-of-georgias-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Society of Family Planning.
In the weeks leading up to the ban being overturned, several misleading news stories blamed the Georgia ban for two women&#8217;s deaths.
In one case, a woman who <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> abortion pills developed an infection when she did not expel all the parts of her deceased unborn twins. An Atlanta hospital took 20 hours to perform a dilation and curettage (D&amp;C) on her to clear out her uterus, but it was too late, and she passed away.
Media outlets blamed the abortion ban for the woman&#8217;s death, falsely suggesting that D&amp;Cs are illegal under the abortion ban since this procedure is also used in abortions. However, the Georgia law does not mention D&amp;Cs, and abortion is specifically <a href="https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187013" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defined</a> in the law as causing &#8220;the death of an unborn child.&#8221; In this case, the unborn twins were already deceased.
In another similar case, a Georgia woman <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/candi-miller-abortion-ban-death-georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> abortion pills but failed to expel all the tissue of her unborn baby. She later took a lethal combination of painkillers including fentanyl and ultimately passed away at home. Her family said she had not sought medical care “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions” despite the treatment for her condition being legal.

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After the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene on the southeastern states of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/were-not-talking-about-politics-now-trump-delivers-supplies-to-hurricane-ravaged-georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visited</a> Valdosta, Georgia, prompting praise from his ex-wife Marla Maples, with whom he has a daughter, Tiffany.
“Atlanta totaled more than 11 inches of rain in 48 hours, smashing a record that stood for almost 150 years,” USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/30/helene-aftermath-live-updates-monday-north-carolina/75447978007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>. Arriving in Georgia, Trump stated, “We’re not talking about politics now,” adding that he had spoken with Elon Musk about using Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, to aid the restoration of communication.
“Trump’s event was coordinated with Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian humanitarian aid group founded by Franklin Graham, the son of influential evangelical leader Billy Graham,” CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/30/hurricane-helene-trump-georgia-harris-biden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“So happy to see My Daughter’s father @realDonaldTrump  in my home state of Georgia,” Maples wrote on X. “He is there to support the people and communities after this horrible hurricane. &#8230; We have to keep praying for all of our dear friends in Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and also in Florida… This is not normal folks. God first @TiffanyATrump @SamaritansPurse.”
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So happy to see My Daughter’s father <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> in my home state of Georgia 🙏 He is there to support the people and communities after this horrible hurricane We have to keep praying for all of our dear friends in Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and also in Florida……
&mdash; marla maples (@itsmarlamaples) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsmarlamaples/status/1840798260572590469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“We are now heading to Valdosta, Georgia, in order to pay my respects and bring lots of relief material, including fuel, equipment, water, and other things, to the State,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1840779255786955251" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on X. &#8220;Many politicians and Law Enforcement will be there. We’ll be saying hello to Franklin Graham, Burt Jones, Tyler Harper, Mike Collins, Austin Scott, Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, and the Mayor of Valdosta Scott James. They are working very hard.”
Georgia GOP governor Brian Kemp anticipated the hurricane, issuing an <a href="https://gema.georgia.gov/hurricane-helene" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> on September 24 declaring a state of emergency. He ordered 500 National Guard troops to be readied for response and recovery efforts, and that commercial vehicles operating outside the normal weight, height, and length restriction would be issued permits, adding, “Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed to allow any vehicle to exceed weight limits posted for bridges and like structures.”

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> visited Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — and he called for everyone to set politics aside as much of the southeastern United States recovers from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remnants-of-hurricane-helene-continue-to-wreak-havoc-on-southeastern-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">damages</a> wrought by high winds, devastating floods, and debris flows.
Trump toured some of the damaged areas alongside the Reverend Franklin Graham and members of his charity organization Samaritan&#8217;s Purse, and they helped to deliver and distribute supplies — ranging from clean bottled water to gasoline — to those who had been impacted by the weekend&#8217;s storm.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: &quot;As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard fought national election. But in a time like this when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We&#39;re not talking about politics now. We have to all get together and… <a href="https://t.co/IERX8NazIl">pic.twitter.com/IERX8NazIl</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1840817302838677703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election. But in a time like this when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We&#8217;re not talking about politics now. We have to all get together and get this solved,&#8221; Trump began.
&#8220;They have to have a lot of help down here. We look out for one another, we pull together, we pitch in, we persevere, and we pull it through,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;That is really the American spirit, that&#8217;s what made America originally great. And that&#8217;s why today I&#8217;ve come to Valdosta with large semi trucks, many of them, filled with relief aid and a tanker truck filled up with gasoline — we have a couple of the big tanker trucks filled up with gasoline which they can&#8217;t get now.&#8221;
In concluding his remarks, Trump thanked Graham and Samaritan&#8217;s Purse for their help in getting everything together quickly in the face of the devastating storms.
Trump did not stay away from politics entirely, however, calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-jabs-at-bidens-poor-response-to-hurricane-helene-i-think-hes-sleeping-right-now-actually" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not doing more to respond</a> to the storm in the immediate aftermath of it hitting the United States.

Donald Trump Visits Areas Affected By Hurricane Helene In Georgia

‘We’re Not Talking About Politics Now’: Trump Delivers Supplies To Hurricane-Ravaged Georgia

'We're Not Talking About Politics Now': Trump Delivers Supplies To Hurricane-Ravaged Georgia

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Former President Donald Trump mocked President Joe Biden during a visit to hurricane-ravaged Georgia on Monday, saying he had not discussed federal disaster relief efforts with the sitting president because he didn&#8217;t want to wake him.
Trump made the comments during a planned stop in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-georgia-city-ravaged-by-helene-as-storms-death-toll-nears-100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valdosta, Georgia</a>, where he planned to meet with emergency responders and speak with reporters in addition to handing out supplies to residents impacted by the storm.
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&quot;Have you reached out to President Biden about federal relief efforts?&quot;
President Trump: &quot;No I haven&#39;t reached out to him. I think he&#39;s sleeping right now, actually.&quot; 🖐️🎤 <a href="https://t.co/doO4aS5zEs">pic.twitter.com/doO4aS5zEs</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1840799929704284167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Have you reached out to President Biden about federal relief efforts?&#8221; one reporter asked Trump.
&#8220;No, I haven&#8217;t reached out to him. I think he&#8217;s sleeping right now, actually,&#8221; the former president replied.
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Trump praised the efforts of Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) and continued to call out the Biden-Harris administration over its failure to address the situation that is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/remnants-of-hurricane-helene-continue-to-wreak-havoc-on-southeastern-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">still unfolding</a> across the southeastern United States.
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Former President Trump arrives in Georgia: &quot;The Governor&#39;s doing a very good job. He&#39;s having a hard time getting the President on the phone&#8230;The federal government is not being responsive&#8230;the Vice President, she&#39;s out someplace campaigning looking for money.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2evEuyW6VF">pic.twitter.com/2evEuyW6VF</a>
&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1840809071223394581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Governor&#8217;s doing a very good job. He&#8217;s having a hard time getting the President on the phone &#8230; The federal government is not being responsive &#8230; the Vice President, she&#8217;s out someplace campaigning looking for money,&#8221; he said.
President Biden was also pressed on Monday about why he and Vice President Kamala Harris — who is currently running against Trump in the 2024 presidential race — had not returned to Washington, D.C., in order to better coordinate federal relief efforts. Biden responded by claiming he had been in &#8220;command&#8221; of the situation because he had spent two hours on the phone.
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Reporter: &quot;On the hurricane, why weren&#39;t you and VP Harris here in Washington commanding this this weekend?&quot; 
Biden: &quot;I was commanding. I was on the phone for two hours yesterday.&quot;
(He was at the beach)<a href="https://t.co/Wg2Y0ODlaJ">pic.twitter.com/Wg2Y0ODlaJ</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1840775717702738239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Republican communications strategist Greg Price shared video of the exchange: &#8220;Reporter: &#8216;On the hurricane, why weren&#8217;t you and VP Harris here in Washington commanding this this weekend?&#8217; Biden: &#8216;I was commanding. I was on the phone for two hours yesterday.'&#8221;
Harris, who was fundraising over the weekend — raking in millions from Hollywood heavyweights — released a statement through the White House stating that she planned to visit some of the areas most impacted by the hurricane &#8220;as soon as it is possible without disrupting emergency response operations.&#8221;
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Trump Jabs At Biden’s Poor Response To Hurricane Helene: ‘I Think He’s Sleeping Right Now, Actually’

Trump Jabs At Biden's Poor Response To Hurricane Helene: 'I Think He's Sleeping Right Now, Actually'

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> will visit Valdosta, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgia,</a> on Monday afternoon after the city got ravaged by Hurricane Helene as the death toll from the storm nears 100 people across the southeast.
Trump will receive a briefing on storm relief efforts, hand out emergency supplies, and speak to reporters in Valdosta around 2:00 p.m. local time. The visit comes after Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for fundraising over the weekend instead of going to parts of the country impacted by the storm. 
In a visit to Valdosta over the weekend, Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp called the damage in Valdosta “unprecedented.&#8221; 
&#8220;It looks like a tornado went off. It looks like a bomb went off, and it&#8217;s not just here. It looks like that from all the way to Augusta,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hurricane-helene-recovery-georgia-trump-kemp-warnock-visits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Helene, initially a Category 4 hurricane, brought powerful wind and torrential rain to the southeast causing at least 91 deaths across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Those states, as well as Alabama, have all had emergency declarations approved by President Joe Biden. 
Many areas were left without power and had no access to food and water as the rain caused devastating flooding leaving hundreds of people trapped. The city of Asheville, North Carolina, and its surrounding communities were hit particularly hard by the storm, with 30 deaths already <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-asheville-f02869c7d01e68f2d7f0553abb82252f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is expected to visit North Carolina on Monday to survey the damage. 
The North Carolina National Guard said Sunday that it had already distributed more than 34,000 pounds of cargo of food, water, and medical supplies to the western areas of the state hit hard by the storm. It said its relief efforts had been assisted by personnel and resources from Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
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During a speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday, Trump <a href="https://x.com/LibbeyDean_/status/1840461508410835376" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Harris should have visited areas hit by the storm instead of attending &#8220;fundraising events with her radical Left, lunatic donors.”
“Why is Lyin’ Kamala Harris in San Francisco, a City that she has totally destroyed, at fundraising events, when big parts of our Country are devastated and under water &#8211; with many people dead? She is openly acknowledged to be the Worst Vice President in History and, as President, she would be even WORSE!” Trump posted on Truth Social. 
Late Sunday night, the White House <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-helene/?id=113931821&amp;entryId=114339940&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that Harris would visit areas impacted by Hurricane Helene &#8220;as soon as it is possible without disrupting emergency response operations.”

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Trump To Visit Georgia City Ravaged By Helene As Storm’s Death Toll Nears 100

Some residents in Conyers, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgia</a>, have received orders to evacuate, while others have been told to shelter-in-place, following a fire at a chemical plant.
Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said on Sunday that the fire was caused by a water-reactive chemical and a sprinkler malfunction.
&#8220;What we know is about 5 o&#8217;clock this morning, a sprinkler head malfunctioned, causing a mixture with a water-reactive chemical,&#8221; she told reporters. &#8220;That chemical produced a plume that has been shifting north.&#8221;
McDaniel said it&#8217;s unclear what chemicals are contained in the plume. She added that the plant was evacuated and everyone in the nearby area is safe.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was en route to Rockdale, the fire chief said.
Images and video of the massive plume have been posted online. Meteorologist James Spann posted images from Interstate-20 in Conyers:
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From LeeAnna “James we are on I-20 in Conyers, GA. BioLabs is on fire right now.” <a href="https://t.co/31dpjz4HIM">pic.twitter.com/31dpjz4HIM</a>
— James Spann (@spann) <a href="https://twitter.com/spann/status/1840455959753503153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
Parts of that interstate have since been closed. &#8220;Be advised I-20 east and westbound are closed between Turner Hill Road and Salem Road,&#8221; the City of Conyers said on X. &#8220;Note the evacuation area map below. If you are in this area, please consider evacuating to a safe place.&#8221;
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Be advised I-20 east and westbound are closed between Turner Hill Road and Salem Road. Note the evacuation area map below. If you are in this area, please consider evacuating to a safe place. <a href="https://t.co/zfNJcyx0CH">pic.twitter.com/zfNJcyx0CH</a>
— City of Conyers, GA (@CityofConyersGA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofConyersGA/status/1840452292425748979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
RawsAlerts compiled other video of the plume:
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Shelter-in-Place and Evacuations Ordered Due to Biolab Chemical Plant Fire releasing massive amounts toxic smoke
📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Conyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Conyers</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Georgia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Georgia</a>
Currently, a shelter-in-place order and evacuations are underway as numerous hazmat crews and other emergency services respond to… <a href="https://t.co/zvDpvnYIrv">pic.twitter.com/zvDpvnYIrv</a>
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1840469403105976801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
A representative from BioLab <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/residents-evacuated-after-fire-at-conyers-chemical-plant-officials-say/NLTZ6RLMIZCERF76B7FHUQFRYE/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the company is &#8220;actively responding&#8221; to the fire.
“Our employees are accounted for with no injuries reported,&#8221; the rep said. &#8220;Our team is on the scene, working with first responders and local authorities to assess and contain the situation.&#8221;
The facility is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biolab-chemical-plant-fire-evacuation-a9c7ddcbec42fcd891831101b9ccd1d4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> a swimming pool and spa water care division of KIK Consumer Products.
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Evacuation Ordered In Georgia After Fire Ignites At Chemical Plant

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Fox Weather reporter Bob Van Dillen interrupted his live coverage of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/helene-downgraded-to-tropical-storm-after-battering-florida?topStoryPosition=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tropical Storm Helene</a> in Atlanta on Friday morning to help a woman who was stuck in her car as flood waters continued to rise.
Van Dillen, who was in North Atlanta, began his report for &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; just after 7:00 a.m. ET when a woman started crying for help behind him. The trapped woman can be heard screaming for help while Van Dillen is reporting on the scene.
&#8220;You can see right here, this lady drove into the area that&#8217;s flooded out, and she&#8217;s screaming right now. I just called 911,&#8221; Van Dillen said.
&#8220;She is still screaming,&#8221; the reporter added before turning around to tell the woman, &#8220;We got you. 911 [is] coming. You&#8217;re good. You&#8217;re good.&#8221;
After the woman continued to call for help, Van Dillen told the &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; hosts that he would try to help her.
When the show went back to Van Dillen, the meteorologist was seen carrying the woman on his back through chest-high water.
&#8220;Fox Weather&#8217;s Bob Van Dillen saved a woman trapped in a car. Look at that!&#8221; Fox News anchor Steve Doocy said.
&#8220;That guy is a hero!&#8221; Doocy added.
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Fox News Weather Meteorologist, <a href="https://twitter.com/BobVanDillen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BobVanDillen</a>, on his heroic rescue: <a href="https://t.co/u1NAF7qGLz">pic.twitter.com/u1NAF7qGLz</a>
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After rescuing the woman, Van Dillen got back in front of the camera and was asked about his good deed. The reporter said the water level was rising so high that the woman was &#8220;almost neck deep submerged in her own car.&#8221;
&#8220;I realized I&#8217;m with you guys, I&#8217;m on the air, but I can&#8217;t let it go,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I dropped everything, and I took my wallet out of my pants and went in there, waded in about chest deep.&#8221;
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&#8220;She&#8217;s fine. She was in shock, she was cold, shivering, so I gave her one of my shirts,&#8221; Van Dillen added, saying that the woman warmed up in one of the Fox Weather vehicles before her husband picked her up.
&#8220;That&#8217;s the type of guy Bob Van Dillen is. I&#8217;ve known Bob for probably 15 years,&#8221; said &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; host Janice Dean. &#8220;So don&#8217;t be humble, my friend. I was not surprised at all when you took off your gear and on live television said, &#8216;I&#8217;ve got to go do something.'&#8221;
Around 25 people have been rescued from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene Thursday night into Friday morning, according to CNN. The storm, which slammed into northern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday night, is moving northward over Georgia as a tropical storm.

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